Because they could have avoided having to resort to a gofundme for legal bills, have two developers shotgunning lawsuits all over our legal system and now ripping a decently received game down from all store fronts? I know that on some level this seems nuts, paying for something you “know” you own, but again, getting…

That’s not what happened at all. They announced their acquisition of the rights from Atari back in 2013 (https://www.stardock.com/about/press/446966/stardock-acquires-star-control-rights-from-atari). It’s not stolen. It’s not ransomed. If Ford and Reiche wanted to fight it, they should have fought it back then, not 5…

You mean people who believe they legitimately bought the rights from a bankrupt publisher? Let’s not let emotion get in the way of what’s going on.

Again, it would’ve solved this very issue five years ago. They would’ve had their old agreement with Accolade/Atari and the transfer of all remaining rights from Stardock.…

Stardock bought the rights in a fire sale from Atari. If Atari didn’t have the rights to sell it, they should be the ones in trouble, not Stardock.

They never said they never owned the copyright or made the game. Not once. They even confirmed that Ford and Reiche were the original developers.

Not only have they put out some awesome games in general, their Star Control is absolutely fantastic, and it’s kind of lame that this whole thing is happening to begin with.

You know, I might agree with you if Brad Wardell hadn’t offered to sell them back all the rights, clear cut, no contest and at cost, when Stardock picked up all of Atari’s IP.* Keep in mind that was when TfB was flush with Skylanders money and the 400k would’ve been pocket change. Or, you know, if Brad hadn’t…

Unfortunately they won’t face any consequences, despite the fact that I agree that this is a pretty serious abuse of the DMCA process. Courts haven’t enforced the few small consequences that were put in that law for a long time.

This one is a complicated issue and tbh both sides have been a bit scummy. Stardock bought the trademark but it’s likely that Ford & Reiche still own the copyrights. What those copyrights cover and what Stardock actually bought from Atari is in question (Signs point to the license agreement from Ford/Reiche to Atari…

As a lifelong Dolphins fan born in Miami long after the 70s, I don’t have a ton to hang my hat on, but owning the shit out of Tom Brady down here is a tiny morsel of accomplishment that I will savor with every fiber of my being.

I wouldn’t be surprised if blocking the area off with plants is a temporary solution while they work to modify the area to meet visitor expectations.

“I’d rather people get hurt than get rich” is an early leader for next year’s Worst Take of the Year award. 

And I’m pretty sure that many liberal celebrities and pundits celebrated the move as well. You can cherry pick anything to prove a point, but this seems like one of those rare instances where both sides for the most part agreed on something. I don’t like Crenshaw’s politics, but making fun of his disabilities that he…

The GOP was hardly quiet. Almost everyone was calling for Trump to formally apologize to McCain over that shit.

It’s insane how good these are. You can literally pick one at random and it’s a perfect example of old school cartoon sensibilities modernized to be awesome.

Wikipedia: The Pershing systems were eliminated after the ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on 27 May 1988.

You know, you’re right. I’m sure our 60ish-mile ranged Harpoons will provide just as much power projection as China’s 900-mile ranged Dong Fengs will when the day comes.

You can only write a treaty if the other partner agrees to it. Russia has no interest in updating a treaty they’re blatantly violating anyway. China has no interest in agreeing to a treaty to ban intermediate-range missiles when the U.S. is already a party to one, and that’s the primary means for China to attack the…

INF covers nuclear AND conventional short- and intermediate-range missiles. Now, let’s talk about China’s DF-21D “carrier killer” conventional antiship intermediate-range ballistic missile. 

Heck even after the Battle of Midway, the Yorktown kept floating despite being abandoned. We actually went in and finished it off.